I just finished a new quilt.
The title "Kiano" is Kenyan for
"joy" and "to breathe new life into something".
The quilt is large and quite light. I used cotton fabrics and cotton fleece for the filling. But it's warming and cuddly also because I have included many knitted parts (yarn is 80% wool and 20 % polyamide, can be washed easily) and the reverse side is made with soft flannel.
It's completely made by hand.
All parts are prewashed.
Dimensions are 132 cm x 222 cm (51,9" x 87").
The patterns are traditional ones:
it's the Pinwheel pattern on the sides and the Rail Fence pattern in the center.
I loved working on that quilt, especially because I like the process of alternating sewing and knitting. And I am amazed by how the soft knitted parts add warmth and a certain vividness to the quilt, but they need to be held firmly in place by the fabric parts!
The quilt will be on display at a small private exhibition in November in Berlin.
The label at the back is in German:
The label at the back is in German:
